What concerns are associated with eyewitness identification of perpetrators?
What will be an ideal response?
After a confession, eyewitness identification is the most persuasive form of evidence. A confident eyewitness who positively identifies a suspect is usually very influential on jurors. The problem is that eyewitness identifications are one of the least reliable forms of evidence, which has resulted in false eyewitness identifications being the leading cause of the conviction of innocent people.
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Perhaps characteristic of those having reached higher stages of moral development, civil disobedience refers to:
a. A vigilante attitude toward those who violate laws and social norms. b. A peaceful refusal to obey laws that are felt to be unjust. c. A duty that citizens have to obey democratically-created laws. d. Refusing to vote because "it doesn't matter anyway".
An evidentiary presumption is
a. a conclusive determination of the facts before evidence is presented. b. a conclusive determination of the law before evidence is presented. c. a preliminary determination of the facts before evidence is presented. d. a preliminary determination of the law before evidence is presented.
A ________ is a location where various crimes are committed on a regular basis, usually by different perpetrators.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The number of children appearing before the juvenile courts significantly increased from 1960 until the early ________, when it began to level off
A) 2000s B) 1990s C) 1970s D) 1980s